Fast IT has the power to completely transform the role and the value of IT to the business. It is a critical imperative for those CIOs who want to transform themselves from the mere owners of technology stacks to thedrivers of their enterprise's digital transformation.
CIOs must reinvent the mission and role of the IT department. It's no longer good enough to be a competent internal IT provider. Going forward, CIOs and their teams must become what analyst firm Gartner calls "trusted brokers" of all IT services, delivered either in-house or by a dynamic roster of external suppliers. Quite simply, it's a matter of survival: if nothing is done, the traditional IT department will be "Uber-ised", just like the traditional taxi industry is currently being disrupted.
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As depicted on the diagram below, Fast IT encompasses ITaaS, Hybrid Cloud, Bi-modal IT and Hybrid IT.
Feeling confused? Here's a short lexicon:
- Hybrid IT:modern IT operating model (=organisation/people + processes + technologies) shifting the focus from being a provider only, to becoming a broker of IT services
- Hybrid Cloud:The focus is ontechnology, seamlessly bridging private, partner, community and public clouds
- ITaaS (IT as a Service):The focus is onprocesses, providing a self-service model built for scale and cost-efficiencies
- Bi-modal IT:The focus is onorganisation/people, combining "system of records" teams (built for efficiency and stability) with "system of engagements" teams (built for flexibility and speed)
- Fast IT:The result of it all: afast, efficient, cost-effective system of IT provisioning, that finally meets business needs
Are you considering to embark on the journey to Fast IT? Better get a good heads-up of what's coming:
Cisco has deep IT expertise, hands-on experience with IT transformation and a very practical approach to the many challenges that lie ahead. It's a combination that has won us a trusted place at the heart of many Fast IT initiatives throughout the world.
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